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Title : Commentary and Cases on the Law of Trusts and Equitable Remedies
Author : Joseph Arnold Nathan
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : The complete Trust textbook
Professor Hayton's book is the trust bible. It is thorough, challenging and will help develop an understanding of trusts which will be invaluable for the exam. If at times it is a difficult book it is only because trusts is a hard area of law. The great advantage of Hayton's book is that it is constantly predicting where the law is going and, given his influence in the world of equity, this is probably a self fulfilling prophesy! The materials are carefully selected and explained. I would recomend supplementing the book with another, such as Parker and Mellows. Hayton is infinitely more thought provoking but a lighter trusts guide will perhaps enable the reader to understand Hayton better. Having used Hayton all year I believe my mind has developed as a result of the book and I can appraoch the exams with confidence! Remember, there are no short cuts with trust law. This is not poncing around on the periphery with human rights and so forth but it is the cold black and white ink of the law. And no-one in the world knows more about trusts than David Hayton, so buy this book!
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Title : Hanbury and Martin: Modern Equity (International Student Edition)
Author : Jill Martin
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : The only real choice for the LLB core equity module student.
This book is both comprehensive and easy to read. The reader is given a full background to the law evolving equity then following on to give good consice and most importantly understandable accounts of the law of trusts. This book together with a good case statute book is all one needs to study and get a good grade in this qualifying law degree subject.

Title : Trusts and Equity (Foundation Studies in Law Series)
Author : Richard Edwards
Rating : 4 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Straightforward and easy to read
This is one of best textbooks on trusts and equity that I have found. Designed specifically for postgradute and first time law students, it is accessible and uncomplicated. The case law it includes is relevant and very up to date. Perhaps a little too uncritical with regards to cases, and any serious student will need to supplement it with casebooks and further reading, but it is an excellent book for anybody struggling to get to grips with trusts. It gives a good, basic background on any equity topic. If only all law textbooks were as readable as this!
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Title : Write Your Own Will (Paperfronts S.)
Author : Keith Best
Rating : 3 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Write your own will
Easy to understand and numerous specimen wills. However, the fact that the edition is dated 1990 calls into question the currency of the information given. There have been numerous similar books written since 1990, obviously with reference to more up to date legislation.
Also there was a dearth of information in how to avoid inheritance tax (IHT); given the escalation in house values in recent years, far more people stand to be caught out by IHT. Any book about writing wills worth its salt must deal in some depth with IHT issues.
John E Bailey
Wakefield
11.2.04
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Title : Wills and Probate
Author :
Rating : 4 Stars out of 5.
Summary : General information but lacking in detail
This guide devotes 20% of its pages to writing a will and 80% to dealing with someones estate after their death. It covers all of the main areas such as inheritance tax, trusts, intestacy, guardianship, joint ownership etc. This book covers some of the differences between England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
As far as writing a will is concerned, the book provides inadequate information to do it properly by yourself but does give you all of the questions that you need to think about. As such, I would recommend this book to someone to read before seeing the solicitor.
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Title : Trusts and Equity (PLTS)
Author : Richard Edwards
Rating : 4 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Straightforward and easy to read
This is one of best textbooks on trusts and equity that I have found. Designed specifically for postgradute and first time law students, it is accessible and uncomplicated. The case law it includes is relevant and very up to date. Perhaps a little too uncritical with regards to cases, and any serious student will need to supplement it with casebooks and further reading, but it is an excellent book for anybody struggling to get to grips with trusts. It gives a good, basic background on any equity topic. If only all law textbooks were as readable as this!